Her Neighbor the Maestro

Power beyond imagination

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Elizabeth's point of view

As I was trying to track down the incredible power I was sensing I felt light-headed. Michael looked at me with concern, "What is wrong dear?" Micheal asked rather confused. Before i could answer my skin felt like it was being sliced open by a thousand knives, and fire was burning through my insides. I let out a sob falling to my knees and the ground. I can withstand a lot of pain but this is ridiculous. Michael hugged me whispering in my ear trying to calm me down. "The power inside of you is waking, expanding your muscles, and stretching your senses. You're getting stronger just relax, breathe and let the fire burn through you." Michael urged holding me close. I cried in his arms in pain. "I'm here Liz" Michael comforted as I started sobbing in his arms while trying to breathe which is really hard. My skin and muscles feel like are being sliced by a thousands of flaming knives and my insides burning. Hours later the pain subsides. "Michael." I panted in relief while holding Michael as close as I can. "Liz, you're a lot stronger than me right now." Michael croaked in my arms. I let go of him realizing that he wasn't really breathing with me squeezing so hard. "Man I guess I don't know my own strength, sorry Michael." I apologized blushing like crazy and giggling at the feeling of my power. "This is incredible I feel like I can run 50 marathons without stopping." I cheered in amazement and I started laughing euphorically. "Euphoria is side effect of your powers waking up. You are feeling a lot stronger than anything you felt in your life. I know its hard but can you try to calm down and breathe. " He explained holding my hands "The power we hold is very easy to lose control of, but what I would do is meditate to keep your powers under control." He warned me as if he seen this before. "Okay Michael I'll try, and you said it takes a calm mind and a strong will to be able to control this. Can you tell me what that means?" I asked nervously wanting to find out more of what my powers can do. "Yes Elizabeth, you must know that there is certain magic that are so strong they develop a will of their own, and anyone who controls them ends up being controlled by them. Meaning if hadn't have met you sooner your emotions would have triggered your power and that very power would have consumed you. But don't worry we are bookends linked by the greatest magic in existence. I can train you and teach you everything I know. All you need is to do is trust me." Michael preached in a mentoring tone. "Now Elizabeth Kirsch, will you accept my guidance?" Michael beseeched looking into my eyes with those flaring brown eyes that i like so much. I don't know but I definitely think there is something to what grandmother said that I was destined for great things. Even Michael said it but he was waiting for my answer. "Elizabeth, will you accept my guidance?" He asked of me again breaking me from my mind wanting to know my answer. "Yes I will Michael." I agreed taking his hands again but I just hope that Michael and my grandmother will give me the answers i am looking for. "Elizabeth this training regimen will be very difficult, but the more you progress the stronger you will become. Do you fully understand what i tell you?" Michael questioned looking deep in my eyes that are fully serious. "Yes I understand." I agreed looking into his eyes.

Maestro's point of view

"Okay, Michael what's first on the training regimen?" Elizabeth asked breaking the growing tension between us. "first is water, Water is the element of change. Waterbenders are capable of adapting to many things. They have a sense of community and love that holds them together through anything. " I explained drawing a water dragon symbol in the sand of the beach we are on. "Michael I'm really confused water-bending but I thought that we had the dragon flame, how am I supposed to control water?" she questioned with a rather confused look on her face. "Elizabeth my dear with the very power you hold inside, you can do anything the world all around you may feel dense to you now but it is very much alive," I explained walking to the gentle waves of the ocean before us and a breeze blows through our hair. "Just close your eyes, feel the pulse of the environment around you." I preached in a tone hoping she understands the connection between herself and nature. With that said she closed her eyes I saw smile pulling on her lips and she start floating and the gentle slightly breeze picked up with the simple motion of Elizabeth opening her arms.

Elizabeth's point of view

The very I closed my eyes I felt an overwhelming pulse around me again but this time I was standing on the beach. Michael was right, nature is alive very much alive. I thought of nothing else but that heartbeat like pulse I felt surrounding me it felt really peaceful. "Yes embrace your gift." Michael congratulated with a proud tone of voice. I smiled more wrapping myself in that pulse of life around me but I feel my own power mixing with it. "Good Liz, very good" He praised holding my hands "now what?" I asked still in amazement limitless capabilities of myself I wasn't even aware of. "Now hold the waters current in your hands." He mentored with a sure tone in his voice. Before I could say a word he cut me off with an even more mentoring tone of his voice. "Water-bend Liz," he told me again without a doubt in voice. I take a deep breath and moved my hands back and forth as if I was pushing and pulling the water myself. "Very good Liz." He praised with pride in his voice. "I think I am getting used to holding it now" I progressed with a bit of confidence in myself. "I can tell. " Michael agreed to be able to see me having a firm grip on the water. "Michael, can I try my ability to bend the elements to defend myself?" I asked in complete curiously wondering what limits of the power I have are. "As I have said before you can do anything with the very power you hold inside, you just have to believe in yourself." Michael comforted self-examined my abilities so far. "Okay Michael, now can you show me how to defend myself with water? I asked with a smile. "Yes I will, I said that I will teach you everything I know and I will help in any way I can." He chortled affectionately lifting my chin.

Michael's point of view

Hours go by of water training and she is learning fast; So I decided to test her and quietly bend some water to use against her when I made my move and attack her. When I do this she easily turned my energy against me and capitalized with an attack if her own. "Was that a test?" Elizabeth called out panting whilst wearing a sheet of sweat. " yes it was and you're learning fast.... I marveled in absolute awe. "Thanks a lot, Michael and you weren't kidding when you said this was hard" she commented wiping the sweat off her brow. "This training regimen is difficult and it will keep getting harder, but as you progress on you will get stronger," I stated being able to notice that Elizabeth's power is expanding at an extraordinary rate, even at a present diluted state. "Thanks for teaching me today I appreciate it." She thanked me with a tired smile "You are welcome Elizabeth, now would you like for me to take you home?" I asked holding her hand. "yes please, I am pretty tired" she gladly agreed. Then she and I walked back to her apartment hand in hand. "Whats on a training regimen for next time?" She questioned with a rather curiously look on her face. "Tomorrow is earth bending, but right now you should rest regain strength," I suggested knowing that she is still a little new at her abilities. "Thanks, Michael I'm really tired." She slightly panted. Later as we arrived at her home "Thank you again, Michael." She thanked while hugging me " You are welcome Elizabeth you should rest regain strength." I whispered in her ear and kissed her cheek.

Elizabeth's point of view

As soon as my head hit the pillow I fall into a deep sleep taking Michaels advice; until ssmall whisps of blue light stream in through my open window to my chest. I am floating in the middle of a dark room "where am I?" I thought to myself rather scared seeing some sort of necklace and sword with flame tongues dancing around it. I felt drawn to the necklace as if it was benevolent calling me. "What on earth?" I marveled at the object before my eyes as the flames around it diminished. Out of complete curiousness, I touched it; as I did I felt an overwhelming power surge through me from the necklace. I quickly take my hand away from the necklace, but fire streamed to my chest from the necklace but that power got stronger.

"What's....... happening...... to me?!" I quavered whilst feeling the crashing surge through me. Then a blue fire surrounded me making the air around me crack as the flames danced. "I.....feel....stronger......the.....power.....it.....It's..... so...... much!" I whimpered trying to focus but it just keeps getting stronger. Then I let out an inhuman scream whilst clenching my fists feeling the power surge through me without end.

Then I jolt awake in my bedroom with a gasp. "Wow.... that dream was weird!" I quavered to myself panting in a cold sweat while I got up and splashed water on my face and I look in the mirror and I see whisps of energy streaming to my chest. Then I started sensing that unending force from the woods and my dream again. "What on earth is out there, it was just a dream," I recalled in confusion looking down at my hands noticing that I felt like I can run 50 marathons without stopping. "But that power I can still feel it and I feel stronger!" I marveled in amazement.